Mrs. Thorp’s Third Grade Blog

When my son was young,  he was not a big fan of reading.  He seemed to always   have something to do that was more fun.  My husband and I had to  turn to bribery to get him to read.  One time my husband said he would take him out to lunch at a restaurant of his choice if he read a certain number of books.  He read the books and went to Red Lobster as his choice.

I have been reading more and more about how to motivate boys to read.  I came across this blog, Guys Read.  The author lists many books that boys have read and reccommend to other boys.  Check it out.

By the way, my son does love to read now.   Not sure when he started to like it,  it may have been when he wasn’t required to read, or when he could pick out the books that he wanted. He made it through high school and college and graduated with honors.

Hope this helps if you are a teacher or a parent and know some little guy who just isn’t getting into the reading thing!